Trio of local musicians to perform in The Stars of Tomorrow

Violinist Ethan Frankel, cellist Mark Egan, and pianist Herbie Turner, members of The Sug·r Trio, which won First Place in the Junior Ensemble Division of the 71st Annual Tri-County Youth Festival. They will be performing at the winners' recital on Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the Science Center Theater, Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell. Image provided

Winners of the Tri-County Concerts Association’s 71st Annual Youth Festival auditions will appear in recital on Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the Science Center Theater, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA 19422. The young artists include pianists, instrumentalists, and vocalists from Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties. They will perform works by Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, among others.

Among those performing are the winners of first place in the Junior Ensemble Division, The Sugár Trio, with violinist Ethan Frankel, cellist Mark Egan, and pianist Herbie Turner. Ethan, from Royersford, is a 6th grade honor student at Spring-Ford Intermediate School; Mark, from Audubon, is a Distinguised Honor Roll student in 7th grade at Arcola Intermediate School; Herbie, from Phoenixville, is a 7th grader at The Wyndcroft School.

Many other talented young musicians from the region won prizes in this year’s Youth Festival and will perform at the concert. David Shin of Huntingdon Valley, an 8th grade student at Murray Avenue Middle School, won first place in the Junior Piano Division. Janet Wu of King of Prussia won second place in Senior Piano. Janet is in 9th grade at the Academy of Notre Dame. Cellist Cindy Yeo of Huntingdon Valley won second place in Senior Strings; violinist Sophia Yoo of Souderton won second place in Junior Strings. Winning second place in Senior Winds was saxophonist Jack Zhang of Blue Bell, who is in 10th grade at Wissahickon High School.

A number of students from Montgomery County also won Honorable Mention. In Senior Strings, cellist Sarah Barrett of Eagleville, a senior at Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford; and in Senior Winds, alto saxophonist Charlie Zhang of Blue Bell, a senior at Wissahickon High School. Two students from Lansdale won Honorable Mention in the Junior Division: pianist Selena Yue, an 8th grade student at The Shipley School, in Junior Piano; and violinist Fiyi Adebekun, a 7th grade student at Pennfield Middle School.

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Tickets ($10) may be purchased online at www.tricountyconcerts.org and at the door. Students and children will be admitted free (supported by the Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund). For further information, call 610-649-2517 or visit ww.tricountyconcerts.org.

The Tri-County Concerts Youth Festival is one of the area’s most prestigious competitions for aspiring young classical musicians living in Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties. Since 1943 the festival has been a stepping stone to achievement for many emerging young artists, including current and retired members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This year will mark its 71st anniversary.